Germany vs Guinea-Bissau: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 104 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Germany and Guinea-Bissau: Guinea-Bissau leads on Major Urban Areas Population (664,000 people) against Germany (3.57 people); Guinea-Bissau leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (845,300) against Germany (43.77); Germany leads on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars (5.03 trillion $) against Guinea-Bissau (2.46 billion $). Across 104 compared metrics, Germany wins on 68 and Guinea-Bissau wins on 31.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.48 %32.47 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 33% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points51.36 points
Radios77.849,000
Televisions51.4NA
Waterways7,3001,367

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $560.17M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $2.46B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %4.25 %
Coal Revenue0.020
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %5.5 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.743.2
Electricity Consumption536.536.27
Electricity Exports78.860
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4199
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants20
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels50
Electricity from Other Renewables521
Electricity Imports28.340
Electricity Installed Capacity208.528,300
Electricity Production612.839
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita2.35 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.433.4
Gross Fixed Investment18.112.7
Gross National Saving288.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %8 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %3.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP1.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption93.360
Natural Gas Exports34.610
Natural Gas Imports119.50
Natural Gas Production7.90
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.50
Oil Consumption2.53,000
Oil Exports470,2000
Oil Imports2.672,565
Oil Production147,2000
Oil Proved Reserves2760
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people50.5 people
Public Debt63.957.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD4.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.462,700
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,0000
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,8002,625
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.160
Remittances0.59.8
Revenue from Forest Resources0.039.24
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)037.1
Taxes and Other Revenues118.8
Unemployment Rate3.5 %2.7 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M12,847
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.19366,000
Population Distributionsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphaliaapproximately one fifth of the population lives in the capital city of Bissau along the Atlantic coast; the remainder is distributed among the eight mainly rural regions, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country45.7 Cubic meters per year14 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources15431.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %1.07 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.1484
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km8,653.15 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km350 km
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant0 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land5,065250

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %6.54 %
Administrative Divisions169
Independence1824
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.84.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP8.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA3.1 %
Hospital Bed Density8 people/sq km1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %505 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %9.5 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,00037,000
Underweight Children Under 50.618.8

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,0004,000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %55.46 %
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years67.79 years
Median age of population45.59 years19.58 years
Population Change-741,055 persons49,208.6 persons
Population density242.59 per sq. km81.68 per sq. km
Total population83.60M persons2.30M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.880.52
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %35.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %20.6 %
Death Rate (%)11.96 %6.99 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP2.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons589,854.55 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.77845,300
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people664,000 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88167.9
Military Service Age and Obligation1718
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %54.11 %
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km0.25 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %2.55 %
Population living in slums0 %51.71 %
Total deaths1.07M persons15,177.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %49 %
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman3.6 per woman
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons-1,536.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births64.82 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.350.04
Airports8407
Civil Air Travel2392

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